A recent example of a black bloc putting other people at risk was Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, when local citizens and people from around the country took to the streets for weeks of protests after the police killing of Michael Brown. Anarchists arrived to Ferguson and destroyed property and became aggressive with the police, effectively putting other protesters—who were mostly black and therefore already vulnerable to arrest and police violence—at higher risk.
Complex, “Everything You Need to Know About the Anarchist Tactics Behind That Viral Nazi-Punch”
